Research Article

Associations between HIV Antiretroviral Therapy and the Prevalence and Incidence of Pregnancy in Rakai, Uganda

Table 2

Prevalence of pregnancy, unadjusted and adjusted prevalence risk ratios among HIV+ women prior to ART initiation.

CharacteristicsUnadjustedAdjusted
Pregnant/total (%)PRR (95% CI)PRR (95% CI)

Overall109/1514 (7.2)
Age (years)
 15–2431/199 (15.6)1.01.0
 25–3461/830 (7.4)0.47 (0.30, 0.74)0.55 (0.34, 0.88)
 35–4517/485 (3.5)0.23 (0.11, 0.47)0.31 (0.15, 0.67)
Marital status
 Never married5/155 (3.2)1.01.0
 Divorced/separated/widowed15/629 (2.4)0.74 (0.27, 2.5)0.80 (0.28, 2.22)
 Currently married89/730 (12.2)3.78 (1.81, 7.90)3.82 (1.83, 7.97)
Sexual partner past 6 months
 None63/970 (6.5)1.0
 One44/493 (8.9)1.37 (0.92, 2.04)
 2+2/43 (4.7)0.72 (0.17, 3.07)
Parity (ever live-births)
 Prime gravid41/545 (7.5)1.0
 1–326/353 (7.4)0.98 (0.57, 1.67)
 4+41/580 (7.1)0.94 (0.64, 1.38)
Use of any medication to prevent pregnancy
 Not taking any106/1236 (8.6)1.01.0
 Taking some medications3/278 (1.1)0.13 (0.03, 0.47)0.09 (0.02, 0.33)
Breastfeeding
 Not breastfeeding103/1286 (8.0)1.01.0
 Yes breastfeeding6/228 (2.6)0.33 (0.17, 0.64)0.16 (0.08, 0.30)
WHO stage at initial screening
 I46/476 (9.7)1.0
 II14/309 (4.5)0.47 (0.26, 0.84)
 III4/151 (2.7)0.27 (0.13, 0.58)
 IV5/40 (10.0)1.03 (0.53, 2.00)
CD4 at initial screening
 <1003/167 (1.8)1.01.0
 100–25016/312 (5.1)2.85 (0.89, 9.13)2.74 (0.85, 8.82)
 251–3509/173 (5.2)2.90 (0.95, 8.83)2.22 (0.71, 6.98)
 351+81/862 (9.4)5.23 (1.54, 17.74)4.71 (1.41, 15.80)